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Cruel Acts

Maeve Kerrigan, Book 8

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Cruel Acts

By: Jane Casey
Narrated by: Caroline Lennon
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About this listen

The Sunday Times bestseller and winner of the Irish Independent crime fiction book of the year!

Guilty?

A year ago, Leo Stone was convicted of murdering two women and sentenced to life in prison. Now he’s been freed on a technicality, and he’s protesting his innocence.

Not guilty?

DS Maeve Kerrigan and DI Josh Derwent are determined to put Stone back behind bars where he belongs, but the more Maeve digs, the less convinced she is that he did it.

The wrong decision could be deadly…

Then another woman disappears in similar circumstances. Is there a copycat killer, or have they been wrong about Stone from the start?

What people are saying about Cruel Acts:

‘Magnificent’ Marian Keyes

‘Clever, classy crime fiction’ Erin Kelly

‘Brilliant’ Fiona Barton

‘Terrific’ Sarah Hilary

‘I adored this book’ Liz Nugent

‘Authentic’ Jo Spain

‘Compulsive’ Patricia Gibney

‘Powerful’ Helen Fields

‘Kept me turning the pages long into the night’ Rachel Abbott

‘Emotional’ Sinéad Crowley

©2019 Jane Casey (P)2019 HarperCollins Publishers Limited Crime Crime Thrillers Detective Fiction Genre Fiction Mystery Police Procedural Psychological Suspense Thriller Thriller & Suspense Urban Women Sleuths Women's Fiction

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Critic reviews

"Cruel Acts is magnificent. I've loved all Jane Casey's books but this is definitely her best one. I could not stop reading it! Utter brilliance." (Marian Keyes)

"You'll be checking the locks and looking over your shoulder after reading this one: Cruel Acts is clever, classy crime fiction with a conscience. I couldn't put it down." (Erin Kelly, best-selling author of He Said/She Said)

"Jane Casey's brilliant storytelling pulled me straight into Maeve Kerrigan's world, leaving me breathless and wanting more. Brava!" (Fiona Barton, best-selling author of The Widow)

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The great thing about Jane Casey’s writing is that she never disappoints. I await each new book in the Maeve Kerrigan series eagerly and then devour it far too quickly. This was a fabulous book, full of clever and unexpected twists and turns. The narration is absolutely spot on too. I can’t recommend this highly enough.

Absolutely fantastic listen

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Hard to stop listening to this one!! Truly enjoyed the book- thought the plot was outstanding.

Brilliant plot

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I bought this book on a 2for 1 offer and so pleased I did. Jane Casey is a new author for me and I look forward to reading the earlier books.
The plot was gripping although quite grim and I just worked out the ending 5 minutes before it was revealed.
The main character is admirable, and the relationship between her and her boss is tense wanting you to explore further.
Excellent narration, highly recommended.

A new find

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However I do wish the author wouldn’t let MK keep going off on her own, without letting anyone know what she’s found out. It never ends well. Having said that I’m still looking forward to the next story!

Such a good series

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I’ve listened to the series and I think I enjoyed this one the most. I really like the characters and although as thrillers tend to be, it’s a bit formulaic, it’s still gripping and rattled along at a rapid rate.

Love it

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Well written detective novel, not just a straightforward investigation, but a re-investigation of previous crimes. Characters and plot are believable and the narration is excellent. This series involving DS Maeve Kerrigan are ideal for lovers of good detective novels abs I look forward to the next one in the series.

Excellent

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A brilliant crime novel narrated really well. This is book 8 in a series, but can be listened to as a stand-alone.

Great as always

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Enjoyed this book very much, the characters are thoroughly believable and brought to life by the narrator. A patient wait now for next in the series.

Thoroughly enjoyable

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It’s always such a delight to find a new author whose work you really enjoy - I’ve now listened to the whole series & cannot wait for the next one.

Another great Maeve Kerrigan novel

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Really super book, one of my favourite Maeve Kerrigan books, it was nice to have a bit of reference to Rob other than Maeve moping around as I keep hoping they will get back together or she will move on

Brilliant again

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